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Signed petitions to put healthcare action plan on November ballot turned in to Kalamazoo, Portage clerks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers with Community Action Michigan have submitted petitions with voter signatures to the ...
5h ago
Lawmakers say they are close to passing state budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State lawmakers have missed the July 1st statutory deadline to approve a budget for the next fisca...
9h ago
Battle Creek's Field of Flight runs through Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Field of Flight is being held now in Battle Creek, with thousands of people expected to a...
9h ago
Portage honors winners in USA birthday card contest
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - To mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the city of Portage sponsored a ...
9h ago
No injuries in Battle Creek house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Fire Department says no one was injured in a house fire that broke out just ...
10h ago
KDPS looks for public's help in locating assault suspect
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it's looking for 45-year-old man for questioning ...
18h ago
Kalamazoo woman charged in fatal hit and run accident involving motorcycle
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo woman has turned herself in and is being charged in a Kalamazoo Township hi...
18h ago
Trump reverses FEMA rejection of disaster aid for SW Michigan
UNION CITY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - President Donald Trump has reversed a federal decision and approved $32.1 million in disaster r...
Jul 01, 2026
Jeffrey Willis seeks new trials after being convicted for two murders
MUSKEGON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Convicted murderer Jeffrey Willis is seeking new trials, claiming he was wrongfully convicted of ...
Jul 01, 2026
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OutFront Kalamazoo to hold first Black Pride festival in August
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - OutFront Kalamazoo will hold their first Black Pride festival on August 29th in Bates Alley down...
Jul 01, 2026
Woman turns herself in for deadly Kalamazoo hit-and-run
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 55-year-old woman has been arraigned on a felony charge of not stopping at an accident when at...
Jul 01, 2026
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Deadline for approving state's next fiscal year's budget is today
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The deadline is today for state lawmakers to approve the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, but it's looking...
Jul 01, 2026
Southwest Michigan First selects new CEO
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Michigan First has selected Jennifer Owens as its new CEO. She has been the president ...
Jul 01, 2026
Group looks to put health care initiative on the November ballot in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An advocacy group that says it's "fed up with a lack of access to healthcare and skyrocketi...
Jun 30, 2026
No injuries in Battle Creek apartment fire Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No one was injured in an apartment fire in Battle Creek Sunday afternoon. Firefighters respon...
Jun 30, 2026
Joe Trigg sworn in as Grand Rapids Police Chief
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Joe Trigg is officially the new police chief in Grand Rapids. He took the oath of office yest...
Jun 30, 2026
Attorney General Nessel secures restraining order halting Kalshi from offering wagers in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured a temporary restraining order preventing Kalshi ...
Jun 30, 2026
Niles-area man arrested for stealing cars
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office says a Niles-area man has been arrested for stealing at l...
Jun 30, 2026
Exterior staircases being replaced at condemned Kalamazoo Township apartments
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Contractors are now working to replace the exterior staircases at the Wildwood Off Main...
Jun 30, 2026
Patriotic concert moved indoors Wednesday due to the heat
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Due to the Extreme Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service, the Patriotic Pops: Stars,...
Jun 29, 2026
